For children, their rights and equitable development

About
The Terre des Hommes International Federation is a network of ten national organisations working for the rights of children and to promote equitable development without racial, religious, political, cultural or gender-based discrimination.
Changes We Want
Change is about advocacy. Advocacy is about changing policies, behaviour and way of working. Terre des Hommes’ advocacy comes directly from the life and views of children and their communities whose human rights have been violated. These are the changes that we are pushing for.
Where we work
News and Events
Publications
Terre des Hommes produces specialised expertise on specific “niche” issues in the context of child rights, development and humanitarian aid. This expertise comes directly from the lessons we draw from our field projects and serves as basis for change. The Media plays an important role in that, and we provide them with regular press releases.
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India

INDIA : CHILD LABOUR IN MICA PRODUCTS

Posted In Child Explotation, Human Rights, India, MOs, News and Events, TDH Netherlands

Laxity of industry on child labour in mica products European consumers can not trust that mica-containing cable, paint and cosmetics products are child-labour free. Terre des Hommes has investigated the entire production chain of the shiny mineral, from the largely illegal mining in India to the shop shelves. Only half of the companies surveyed practise careful research into the origin […]

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Terre des Hommes at the 57th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Posted In Bangladesh, India, Ivory Coast, News and Events

603 million women still live in countries where violence against women and girls is not considered as a crime. Raffaele K. Salinari, President of the Terre des Hommes International Federation, calls upon to put an end to this situation. Terre des Hommes, which is committed for 50 years in the protection of children worldwide, made […]

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